What is more painful C section or natural birth?

Before your cesarean section, your doctor will administer anesthesia to you so that you cannot feel the incision or surgical process. During a cesarean section, you will most likely not feel much pain. However, after your C-section, you may experience quite a lot of pain. Recovery times following C-sections are also typically longer than those following natural birth.

Ultimately, a natural birth may be more painful than a cesarean section. However, the pain after your cesarean section combined with the heightened risks to you and your baby may outweigh the initial pain of childbirth.

Make sure you consult with your doctors to get the best possible advice for you. Every pregnancy and birth is different. What may be perfectly safe for you may not be for someone else and vice versa.